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#COVID

Travellers arriving in England from several southern African countries will have to quarantine amid warnings over a new coronavirus variant, said UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid. @fullofjoyonce wrote: “For crying out loud, make masks mandatory.” @charlotteukcity tweeted: “@sajidjavid with this new variant detected, far more infectious than the Delta, I bet I know what you’ll do about it: Nothing. Putting in plan B would mitigate speed of transmission. Health professionals have told you more is needed than just vaccines. This is now on your watch!" @Simonhick1977 wrote: “You are giving people unnecessary anxiety – if the vulnerable want to isolate, isolate, butclosingbusiness and stopping life again will not happen – y ou won’t have the compliance, anger is simmering and people aren’t willing to lose their livelihoods or freedoms again.”

@snecktoshi added: “No more lockdowns please. We are no longer in a pandemic. Covid is now just another endemic, seasonal virus. Vaccination & effective therapeutics are now available to the vulnerable.

Focus should be on reducing obesity, vit D deficiency, ie positive & practical NOT draconian.”

#FRANCISCA

It was announced that Francisca Susano, the Filipino woman believed to be the oldest person in the world, has died at the age of 124.

@Tedberner1 wrote: “Western society led u s to believe we only good for about 70-80 years. Meanwhile ‘T hird World’ folk living until they’re 130.” @deborahyeary tweeted:

“‘ Her cause of death is yet to be determined’ Might be the ‘what the?’ line of the century.”

@Yve168 said: “My goodness, that is just amazing. From this one woman came a whole family with multi- generations. I love it! I truly do!” @sumuqh was awed: “Man, the things she must've seen.” @Thinblueeagle wrote: “She legit didn't even look that old, its crazy how old some people can actually get while still looking younger then their age.” @Therealzeenkosi said: “She maybe was tired of being alive in this era anyway. Imagine, everyone she grew up with was gone and she pretty much had no peers.”